Brett Favre’s Role in the Mississippi Welfare Scandal

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🗓️ 21 September 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Brett Favre is a legendary figure in his home state of Mississippi for his Hall of Fame NFL career. But now, Favre is making headlines in Mississippi (and across the country) for very different reasons. Favre, and others, are accused of diverting millions of dollars in welfare funds to go toward the construction of a volleyball stadium at the University of Southern Mississippi. The same school where Favre’s daughter played volleyball and where Favre himself is an alum. It is all part of a sprawling investigation into fraud and misuse of money that is meant to assist Mississippi’s neediest citizens, the state with the highest poverty rate in the nation. Anna Wolfe, a reporter from Mississippi Today who’s been investigating the case from the very beginning, joins us to unpack a story that is about much more than just a famous football player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	So Brett Farve jumped on a volleyball podcast called the Sandcast back in March and you probably missed it
0:07.9	But the NFL legend the 52 year old Hall of Famer he raved about the volleyball program at his alma mater
0:15.2	Southern Miss where his daughter just happened to be on the team and it became very clear how much Brett Farve
0:22.0	Loved the university's volleyball facilities
0:25.1	One thing I can brag about with our program we have we have the second best facilities
0:31.2	Maybe in the countries and they're outstanding you go in our indoor facility
0:35.5	They have a hot and cold tub they have a weight room they have a training room
0:40.5	They don't have to go in to any of the athletic facilities
0:44.2	Because they have their own yeah, and it's I mean it's spectacular. It really is
0:50.5	But volleyball facilities are no longer something for Brett Farve to brag about
0:54.1	Now that he is at the center of a sprawling scandal in Mississippi
0:59.1	Sparking headlines nationally and outrage across his home states and
1:04.2	Investigated report by Mississippi today revealed Tuesday that former Mississippi governor Phil Bryan helped former NFL quarterback
1:11.0	Brett Farve obtained welfare funds in order to help build a new volleyball center at the University of Southern Mississippi
1:17.1	State auditors determined non-profit leaders misspent at least
1:20.6	77 million in welfare funds in the largest case of public fraud in Mississippi history
1:30.5	So today we bring you the reporter who broke the news and has been investigating this case in Mississippi from the very beginning
1:38.3	When we learn how the story of Brett Farve is really the story of so much more
1:43.5	I'm Pablo Torre. It's Wednesday September 21st
1:50.5	This is ESPN daily
1:58.2	And a wolf it is good to meet the person who's reporting has been at the center of just one of the biggest stories and sports right now
2:04.6	So first off just thank you so much for joining us. Yeah, thank you so much for having me
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